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壶 (hú): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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How to write 壶 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 壶

壶 stroke order diagram

3.

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壶＝士＋业＋冖＋凵

士scholar, man 业business, vessel 冖cover 凵container

The scholar (士) pours from the ancient vessel (业) with a lid — a pot or kettle for holding liquid.

4.

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5.

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Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 壶 is used in context

hú壶

gài盖

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

diào掉

zài

Information

Pinyinhú

Meaningkettle

Strokes10

Radical士

Traditional壺

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1588

Zhuyinㄏㄨˊ

UnicodeU+58F6

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在

le了

dì地

shàng上

。

The lid of the pot accidentally fell on the ground.

mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

chá茶

hú壶

pào泡

le了

yì一

hú壶

chá茶

。

Mom brewed a pot of tea with the teapot.

mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

nà那

bǎ把

jiù旧

hú壶

shāo烧

le了

yì一

hú壶

kāi开

shuǐ水

。

Mom boiled a pot of water using that old kettle.

shuǐ水

hú壶

lǐ里

de的

shuǐ水

yǐ已

jīng经

shāo烧

kāi开

le了

。

The water in the kettle has already boiled.

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